The Big Puppet Parade
“The village green was a perfect setting for the magical, whimsical parade of puppets weaving around the trees, interacting with the spectators and dancing to the music,” enthused Library Director Ann Havemeyer. Walker Wilcox delighted in conquering the dragon at the end of the Big Puppet Parade (right). Photos by Jude Mead.
Swords Into Plowshares
The Right Rev. James Curry, a co-founder of Swords into Plowshares Northeast, shows how a rifle barrel can be transformed into a garden tool. As part of the Sept. 10 program, tools were shared with Husky Meadows Farm, the garden at Botelle School and the Workman Memorial AME Zion Church in Torrington. For more about […]
The Owl of Good Fortune Has Landed
The Norfolk Community Association unveiled Jon Riedeman’s sculpture, the Owl of Good Fortune, at Robertson Plaza on Sept. 2. The sculpture is the first installation of a sculpture trail planned to connect Norfolk’s monuments and cultural highlights.
The Big Slide Is Back!
Photo by Stephen Melville The sun was just peeking through the clouds at 12 p.m. on Aug. 19 when Board of Education member Janet Byrne opened the new big green slide at Botelle School for the kids to try out. A little girl named Chloe was the first to go down the 60-foot slide, with […]
Early Snowfall in East Canaan?
Photo courtesy of Lone Oak Campsites Children and adults alike beat the heat last month with a slide in the “snow” in East Canaan. Each August, the North Canaan Fire Company sprays a soapy “snowfall” on a hill at Lone Oak Campsites to celebrate the campground’s Christmas in August weekend. The weatherman is never wrong […]
Sweet Sounds
Photo by Andra Moss July 20 was a big day for Norfolk’s Church of Christ Congregational. The new steeple clock face was revealed, the clock is keeping correct time and the hour bell is striking. It has been many years since this sound was last heard. According to Marie Civco, co-chair of the church’s steeple […]
Norfolk’s Record July Rainfall
Photo by Savage Frieze U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (right) met with Norfolk First Selectman Matt Riiska (center) on July 17 to appraise damage from the severe flooding of the previous week when South Norfolk received as much as 12 inches of rain in one 24-hour period. He toured two of the most heavily damaged flood […]
